Help with windows 8/HDD drive

[Spev]

So I just built my first PC. I have a 250GB SSD and a 2TB HDD. So I installed 8.1 on the SSD, but I don't see my HDD here? I have a CD drive, SSD, and the HDD connected. Here's the picture. Besides this everything has gone great with my first build and windows boots up in less than 5 seconds lol. BTW I've never used Window 8.1 or 8 before so that's another reason why I'm having trouble figuring this out cause I have to learn how to adapt to this from W7.

 

[Arty]

right click computer/my pc  on desktop > manage > storage > disk management is thier but without a drive letter?

[T.Vengeance]

You might need to initialize the HDD.

[Spev]

right click computer/my pc  on desktop > manage > storage > disk management is thier but without a drive letter?

I went into computer management. I now see my 2TB HDD but it's unallocated. It's been so long since I did this, when I right click it gives me properties and that's it. I have to format this somehow yes?

[Arty]

I went into computer management. I now see my 2TB HDD but it's unallocated. It's been so long since I did this, when I right click it gives me properties and that's it. I have to format this somehow yes?

no data on it right?

right click hit create simple volume at top, if you can't post pic

[Spev]

You might need to initialize the HDD.

 

right click computer/my pc  on desktop > manage > storage > disk management is thier but without a drive letter?

So when I open disk management it says it must be initialized. It gives me MBR or GPT. Master boot record or GUID partition table. Which should I choose?

[Arty]

So when I open disk management it says it must be initialized. It gives me MBR or GPT. Master boot record or GUID partition table. Which should I choose?

since it is 2tb use GUID

<2Tb mbr

2TB<Guid

[Spev]

since it is 2tb use GUID

<2Tb mbr

2TB<Guid

Ok I'll do that, could you explain to me why? I'll do GUID I just like to know why I'm doing things instead of just doing them, thanks.

[Arty]

Ok I'll do that, could you explain to me why? I'll do GUID I just like to know why I'm doing things instead of just doing them, thanks.

each mbr partition can only be 2tb max

idk why, don't remember that part

Google it if you would like to know , i might to later to remeber

[Spev]

each mbr partition can only be 2tb max

idk why, don't remember that part

Alright and should I just push ok on everything else? Just defaults on all the options it gives me while I'm creating a new volume?

 

I just did default settings on everything. The drive shows up now just let me know if I should have changed anything, cause I'll want to redu it now before I start installing stuff lol.

[Arty]

Alright and should I just push ok on everything else? Just defaults on all the options it gives me while I'm creating a new volume?

 

I just did default settings on everything. The drive shows up now just let me know if I should have changed anything, cause I'll want to redu it now before I start installing stuff lol.

your not use hdd as the boot drive correct? nope all should be good

[Spev]

your not use hdd as the boot drive correct? nope all should be good

No I'm using my SSD for my boot drive. 

 

Well thanks for your help I took a class one time that taught me how to do that I just totally forgot haha.